Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-31
INSIDE INFORMATION
CONCERNING THE TACTICS or The
MAN FROM MAINE,

Regarding Which 1t Is Permitted of the
the Citizen That He May Take His
Choice-Mr. Blaine Is Indifferent to n
Reconciliation and Also Mr.. Blaine Is
scheming to - Get There"
NEW YoRs, March 5l-The evening edi
lion of The Sun prints what claims to be in
side information of Blaines plans, and the
real meaning OF his western trip. Blaine is
now on the way to ST, Louis, accompanied
by Mr.. Elkins, who managed his campaign
in ltSi. From there Blaine will go on to
Colorado. The Sun says: "In June Blaine
will sail Iot Europe. All arrangements for
that voyage have been perfected Blaine
will remain abroad for q year. He will be
abroad when tho ne:t Republican National
convention is in session. Blaine's friends say
ne is indifferent TO denomination, and has de-
cided to 60 abroad for so long time for the
purpose of indicating this indifference to his
party followers. He is quoted as expressing
himself literally Disguised with the constant
pressure that is brought to bear on him to
accept the position of an active candidate for
the nomination. His friends say that be will
neither seek nor avoid a nomination. He Is
| TO spend his time abroad in studying labor
problems, social phasas and international
problems When he comes back he will take
| the stump for the nominee of his party" :
WASHINGTON Cry, March 3l.-The
| movements of Mr.. Blaine form the principal
| topic in political circles in this city. Some
| Of his friends claim that he will be candi-
date before the Republican national conven-
| ton in lSSS. His trip west, they say,
is the initial step in the programme. It has
| been represented to him that Eeuator John
| Sherman is steadily growing in popularity,
| while Blaine, en- the contrary, from his long
and comparative isolation at Augusta, has
obviously lost grouui Early in the coming
summer no will sail for Europa 1t is ex-
pected by his friends that his presence in
Ireland will create great furore. The
| effect OF this upon the Irish race in America,
it is thought, will be to add greatly to
Blaine's popularity with them In Germany
| he is expected to make friends, but the piece
de resistance Will be his visit to Ireland.
"If any one thinks Blaine is cut Of the
race in 1855" said one of that gentleman's
lieutenants, he is nightly mistaken, Mr.
Blaine never made such strenuous efforts in
| his life as to secure the nomination as he il
| now making, AID VIII get 1t, too, with
greater ease than lie did two years ago, if
our party can only bt- assured Of tits Irish
voten
1NpIANAPoLIs, Ind, March 81 James g.
| Blaine passed through here at noon Wedne5-
day en- route for st L9nis He was received
at the depot by some = on persons, but he re-
fused to make speech, O, even refer to pGli-
tics An admirer suggested that Indiana
was strong for him ever, and the states
man thanked the fIenl for the information,
and looked as il it gave him no great pleas
TIRE, the state having gone against him in tbs
national campaign. A reporter attemptei
to gain an expression FROM him regarding
Sherman's Nashville speech, but he simply
smiled and remarked that he would not dis
cuss politics at all. He remained at the st.
ton about half an boar. hut left his privat,
car only to shake hands with the crowd